Detroit (DTW) to Montréal (YUL)
Flight time
≈ 1h 51m
Bearing
62° NE
Detroit (DTW) to Montréal (YUL) is 529 miles (851 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DTW–YUL
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Endeavor Air operated the most departures, one of 5 carriers flying nonstop DTW–YUL; the Bombardier CRJ-700 was the most common aircraft at 54% of departures; flights ran 82% full.
Departures
224
May 2026
Seats
16,563
both directions
Passengers
13,515
both directions
Load factor
81.6%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DTW–YUL?
Endeavor Air operated the most nonstop DTW–YUL departures in May 2026 (162), one of 5 carriers on the route.
- 9E
162 departures · 11,463 seats
Share of departures72.3%87.2%
Load
- QK
Jazz Aviation
55 departures · 4,180 seats
Share of departures24.6%66.1%
Load
- DL
4 departures · 440 seats
Share of departures1.8%90.5%
Load
- OO
2 departures · 152 seats
Share of departures0.9%97.4%
Load
- AF
Air France
1 departures · 328 seats
Share of departures0.4%63.4%
Load
What plane flies DTW–YUL?
In May 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-700 flew 54% of DTW–YUL departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Bombardier CRJ-700
121 departures · 88.2% load
54.0% - Bombardier CRJ-900
98 departures · 74.5% load
43.8% - Boeing 717-200
4 departures · 90.5% load
1.8% - Boeing 777-200
1 departures · 63.4% load
0.4%
How has DTW–YUL traffic changed?
Nonstop DTW–YUL departures rose from 178 in June 2025 to 224 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop DTW–YUL traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
178 departures · 11,079 passengers
86.1%
Load
July 2025
216 departures · 13,329 passengers
85.0%
Load
August 2025
237 departures · 14,461 passengers
84.6%
Load
September 2025
223 departures · 12,859 passengers
79.0%
Load
October 2025
178 departures · 11,604 passengers
86.2%
Load
November 2025
170 departures · 9,950 passengers
77.3%
Load
December 2025
151 departures · 9,461 passengers
82.7%
Load
January 2026
135 departures · 7,775 passengers
78.6%
Load
February 2026
141 departures · 7,864 passengers
76.1%
Load
March 2026
160 departures · 9,785 passengers
82.9%
Load
April 2026
156 departures · 9,678 passengers
82.7%
Load
May 2026
224 departures · 13,515 passengers
81.6%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
YUL → DTW
79.1% full
113 departures · 6,714 passengers
DTW → YUL
84.2% full
111 departures · 6,801 passengers
Nonstop DTW–YUL traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Montréal
CA
Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
Coordinates
45.47°N, 73.74°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Detroit (DTW) from Montréal (YUL)?
DTW to YUL is 529 miles (851 km / 459 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DTW to YUL?
A nonstop covers the 529-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 51m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DTW–YUL?
In May 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-700 flew the largest share of departures (54.0%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-900 (43.8%).
What mileage do I earn flying DTW–YUL?
Distance-based programs credit off the 529-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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